Rack for kitchen utensils.



G. R. FARR.

RACK FOR KITCHEN UTENSILS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 11, 1915.

Patented June 18 THE COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH co.. WASHINGTON, D. c.

GEORGE RICHARDS FARR, OF SOUTH ORANGE, NEW JERSEY.

RACK FOR KITCHEN UTENSILS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented'June 13, 1916.

Application filed June 17, 1915. Serial No. 34,606.

To all whom 2'2, may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE RICHARDS PARK, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at South Orange, Essex county, State of New Jersey,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Racks for KitchenUtensils, of which the following is a specification.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple and low-cost rack forkitchen utensils, adapted to be hung on a door or other surfaceand tohold a large number and variety of articles in a manner convenient forthe housewife, the rack being capable of being expanded or contractedand also of having its individual members shifted in order toaccommodate itself to the available area or to permit of variation inthe utensil-receiving spaces.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a front elevation of the rackin place on a 3 door, supporting a number of utensils; Fig.

2 1s a fragmentary side sectional elevation on an enlarged scale; Fig. 3is a fragmentary enlarged front elevation; Fig. 4; is a verticalcross-section through one of the horizontal membersof the rack, showinga hook in elevation; Fig. 5 is an enlarged perspective of the said hook;Fig. 6 is an enlarged perspective view of a combined clip and hook; andFig. 7 is an enlarged perspective view of a wire union forconnectingksections of the vertical members of the rac The rackcomprises a lattice frame, formed of vertical strips 1 and transverseslats 2, the slats being applied to the outer sides of the strips, andthe members being slidable on each other so as to vary the total sizeand the spacing. The frame is shown supported against a door 3, and itwill be understood that the particular manner of attachment may bevaried.

The transverse slats bear hooks 5 for hanging utensils, these hooksbeing fashioned in the manner illustrated more particularly in Figs. 4and 5 of single lengths of wire bent to form rectangular loops 6slidable on the slats and the projecting hook portions 7. Morespecifically described, the wire of each hook extends from one terminal8 in front ofthe slat, downward'beneath and upward in rear of the same,

thence over the top and downwardly across the front face toward the saidterminal, then outwardly and upwardly to form the hook portion.

At the intersections of the strips and slats the members are held inrelation to each other by wire clips 9, which frictionally embrace thecrossing portions of the frame members in such manner as to bind thelatter firmly against accidental slippage while permitting the parts tobe shifted when desired, without any necessity for releasing andreplacing of fastenings. Each of the said clips is bent out of a singlelength of wire, so as to present two horizontal ele-' ments 10 andllpassing across behind the corresponding vertical strip and twovertical elements 12 and 13' passing across the front face of thetransverse slat. These elements are continuous at the corners of theintersection with connecting portions 14:. The said vertical andhorizontal elements it is to be noted are best offset from theconnecting portions inwardly or toward each other, as clearly seen inFigs. 3 and 6, so that the distances between the parallel elements areless than the width of the frame members. This offsetting materiallyincreases the security of the holding because it enables the clips toclasp the crossing strips and slats with a better resilient grip thanthey would otherwise have. One of the vertical elements, 13, containsone terminal 15 of the length of the wire. The other terminal portion isbrought downward substantially to meet this terminal and then bentinwardly, then downwardly forwardly and upwardly to form a hook 16.

The frame may be made in sections, which may either be connectedtogether to form one large frame as shown, or else mountedindependently, as two smaller frames. To this end the vertical stripsmay be discontinuous at the horizontal middle of the rack, as indicatedat 17, the adjoining ends of the strip sections being united byconnections 18. These latter are each bent from a length of wire, so asto present a plurality of horizontal loops l9, frictionally embracingthe strips, and vertical, connecting double-strand portions 20, disposedalternately at the front and back faces of the strips.

The rack may be supported on the door by screws or nails at its cornersand also at opposite sides of the joints 17 these fastenings beingdesignated 21 in the drawing.

One advantage of this rack is the fact that it allows the housekeeper tokeep the lid and pan together. This is accomplished by 7 means of thewire clips, whose rear horiapparent.

zontal elements space or'separate the perpendicular strips of the rackfrom the door. The verticalstrip is laid on the door side of thehorizontal slat, thus increasing the space.

between the door or the wall and the inside surface of thishorizontalslat. This construction permits sufficient room between.

the horizontal slat on which the pan hangs and the door or wall toinsert the edge, or,

in most cases, most of the pan cover.

The utility of the device willbe readily .A large number of utensils maybe hung on the hooks 7 and 16. Covers. and

the like are mserted within the spaces bee tween the vertical andhorizontal members of the frame and pass behind the horizontal slats,which are spaced from the supporting surface by the vertical strips. Inthis position' they are retained by their lmobs resting ontop of theslats, as represented in Fig. 1.

Whatis claimed as new isz 1. A kitchen utensil rack, comprising alattice adapted to be supported against a vertical 7 face, the saidlattice comprisingv vertical members, top and bottom members andintermediate horizontal members form-c ing a plurality of interspacesfor the reception of covers and the like, and devicesconnecting saidmembers and permitting the sameto be shifted relatively to each other tovarythe dimensions of said interspaces, the horizontal members being infront of the vertical members'and thereby spaced from the vertical face,so as to permit the insertion of covers behind the horizontal memberswith their handles resting thereon.

2. A kitchen utensil rack, comprising a lattice adapted to be supportedagainst a vertical face, the said lattice comprising horizontal top andbottom members and ver-;

tical side members, an intermediate vertical member, and a plurality. ofintermediate horizontal members, said members forming a plurality ofinterspaces for the reception of covers and the like, hooks carried bythe members for suspending utensils, and devices connecting theintermediate horizontal members with the vertical members and permittingthe same to be shifted. relativel to each other to vary the dimensionsof sai i terspaces, the horizontal members being in front rof thevertical members and thereby spaced from the vertical face, so astopermit the, insertion of covers behind the horizontal members with theirhandles resting thereon 3. A kitchen utensil rack comprising a latticeframe formed of vertical strips and transverse slats slidable upon eachother so as to increase or diminish the spacing between the members, andheld together frictionally by wire clips embracing the crossing portionsof the strips and slats and having hooks fashioned thereon for hangingutensils.

4. A kitchen utensil rack comprising a lattice frame formed of verticalstrips and transverse slats slidable upon each other so as to increaseor diminish the spacing between the members, in combination with clipsholding said members together frictionally at the intersections, saidclips being formed each ofa length of wire bent to present horizontalelements'passing across the I back of a verticalstrip and verticalelements passing across the front of a transverse slat with connectingportions at the corners of the intersection, the said vertical andhorizontal elements of the-clips being ofiset from the connectingportions. A

'5. A kitchen utensil rack comprising a lattice frame formed of verticalstrips and transverse slats slidable upon eachother so .as' to increaseor diminish the spacing between the members, in combination with clipsholding said members together frictionally at the intersections, saidclips being formed each of a length of wire bent to present horizontalelements passing across the back "of arvertical strip and verticalelements passing across the front of a trans- 5 verse slat withconnecting portions at the corners of the intersection, one of said.vertical elements of each clip comprising a terminal portion of thewire, which is bent inward from the said vertical element and thendownward and returned upward to form a hanging'hook.

6. A, kitchen utensil rack comprising a lattice frame formed of verticalstrips'and transverse slats 'slidable upon each other so as to increaseor diminish the spacing between the members, in combination with wirehooks having loops mounted slidably on said transverse slats, and clipsholding the strips and slats together frictionally at the intersections,said clips being formed each of a length of wire bentto presenthorizontal elements passing across the back of a ver-' tical strip andvertical elements passing across the front of a transverse slat withconnecting portions at the corners of the in-. tersection, andadditionalhooks formed as extensions of vertical elements of said clips.7

7; A kitchen utensil rack comprising a lattice frame formed of verticalstrips and transverse slats provided with hooks and slidableupon eachother so as to increase or sections, in combination with wire clipsfrictionally holding the'strips and slats in relation to each other atthe intersections, and Wire connections for the adjoining ends of thesections of the Vertical strips, said connections comprising a pluralityof loops embracing the sections and vertical portions uniting said loopsalternately at the front and back.

Gopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of ratento, Washington, D. 0.

